My eyes tire 

And my shoulders sag

I had a dream once

And I want it back

As a kid I aimed for the stars

Now I’m wondering if I’ll make it as far 

As graduating college,

Earning a degree

Why do we do this?

To make us happy?

Our futures are a gamble

We simply throw the dice

It seems weird to me that we are playing a game of Life

In reality

Things seem so real they seem fake

And suddenly everything feels too hard

When will our youth get a break?

Get a bachelors degree, and then don’t stop

Head for a master’s 

Hell why not

Continue on,

Go for a PhD

Let’s see what you’ve really got.

12 years of college gone,

I know what I’m going to be

But I don’t know who I am

At the top of the mountain,

I wish I could fall

So I could climb back up again.

Find myself along the way

Head for a musical career 

Instead of something stereotypical.

I wish I could be 7 again

So I could find

The dreams that were lost

In a forgotten land

If desires are a flame

Then I am a wildfire

I had all my cards then, a sleight of hand

I don’t have a dream right now

And it scares me so

What do I have to show

For 14 years of being me?

WHAT IS MY DREAM?